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The Scarlet Letter

In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England, he returns to discover that Hester has given birth to their child and is the focus of local censure.

1927 |1h 37m |  Drama, History

Cast

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Lillian Gish

Hester Prynne

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Lars Hanson

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

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Henry B. Walthall

Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

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Karl Dane

Giles

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William H. Tooker

The Governor

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Marcelle Corday

Mistress Hibbins

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Jules Cowles

The Beadle

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Joyce Coad

Pearl

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James A. Marcus

A Sea Captain

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Polly Moran

Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

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